Founded in the latter
part of the 12th century, and both a powerful and wealthy house. Given to
the Carthusians in 1494, it was reclaimed by the Order in 1705; and suppressed
in 1787. Reoccupied in 1924. Before 1945 the canonry was situated in
Hungarian territory, with the Hungarian name Varadhegyfok. After 1945 the
canonry was situated in Romanian territory, with the new Romanian name of Oradea.
This house suffered ruthless suppression by
the communist government after 1945 for both political/economic and sociological
reasons (Hungarians are not particularly welcomed in Romania). Since the
end of the communist tryanny, this abbey has begun to flourish once
again.

* This listing (and the numbers, with
a few adjustments after 1995) is based on the map contained in Kaspar Elm's Norbert
von Xanten: Adliger, Ordensstifter, Kirchenfürst, Wienand Verlag, Köln,
1984, page 328-329.